Over the course of the eighteenth century, the average output of ironwork tripled as a result of several improvements in blowing machinery and because coal replaced charcoal as the fuel used in the smelting of iron ore.
A. Over the course of the eighteenth century, the average output of ironwork tripled as a result of several improvements in blowing machinery and because coal replaced charcoal as the fuel used in the smelting of iron ore.
B. Over the course of the eighteenth century a tripling in the average output of ironwork was due to the replacement of charcoal by coal for the fuel used in the smelting of iron ore, in addition to several improvements in blowing machinery.
C. With charcoal's being replaced by coal as the fuel used in the smelting of iron ore and several improvements in blowing machinery, the average output of ironwork tripled over the eighteenth century.
D. The replacement of charcoal with coal for the fuel used in the smelting of iron ore and several improvements in blowing machinery, the average output of ironwork tripled over the eighteenth century.
E. Charcoal being replaced by coal as the fuel used in the smelting of iron ore, and several improvements in blowing machinery, which tripled the average output of ironwork over the course of the eighteenth century.
OA: A
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Meaning: Over the course of 18th century average output tripled as a result of several improvements and coal replacing charcoalrichachampion wrote:Over the course of the eighteenth century, the average output of ironwork tripled as a result of several improvements in blowing machinery and because coal replaced charcoal as the fuel used in the smelting of iron ore.
A. Over the course of the eighteenth century, the average output of ironwork tripled as a result of several improvements in blowing machinery and because coal replaced charcoal as the fuel used in the smelting of iron ore.
B. Over the course of the eighteenth century a tripling in the average output of ironwork was due to the replacement of charcoal by coal for the fuel used in the smelting of iron ore, in addition to several improvements in blowing machinery.
C. With charcoal's being replaced by coal as the fuel used in the smelting of iron ore and several improvements in blowing machinery, the average output of ironwork tripled over the eighteenth century.
D. The replacement of charcoal with coal for the fuel used in the smelting of iron ore and several improvements in blowing machinery, the average output of ironwork tripled over the eighteenth century.
E. Charcoal being replaced by coal as the fuel used in the smelting of iron ore, and several improvements in blowing machinery, which tripled the average output of ironwork over the course of the eighteenth century.
OA: A
Option A is correct as it
Option B: the usage of "due to" is wrong
Option C: Usage of being is incorrect.
Option D: we need a connector between the two sentences. They cannot be joined with a comma
Option E: There is no verb in this sentence.
Correct Option: A
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OptimusPrep wrote:Meaning: Over the course of 18th century average output tripled as a result of several improvements and coal replacing charcoalrichachampion wrote:Over the course of the eighteenth century, the average output of ironwork tripled as a result of several improvements in blowing machinery and because coal replaced charcoal as the fuel used in the smelting of iron ore.
A. Over the course of the eighteenth century, the average output of ironwork tripled as a result of several improvements in blowing machinery and because coal replaced charcoal as the fuel used in the smelting of iron ore.
B. Over the course of the eighteenth century a tripling in the average output of ironwork was due to the replacement of charcoal by coal for the fuel used in the smelting of iron ore, in addition to several improvements in blowing machinery.
C. With charcoal's being replaced by coal as the fuel used in the smelting of iron ore and several improvements in blowing machinery, the average output of ironwork tripled over the eighteenth century.
D. The replacement of charcoal with coal for the fuel used in the smelting of iron ore and several improvements in blowing machinery, the average output of ironwork tripled over the eighteenth century.
E. Charcoal being replaced by coal as the fuel used in the smelting of iron ore, and several improvements in blowing machinery, which tripled the average output of ironwork over the course of the eighteenth century.
OA: A
Option A is correct as it
Option B: the usage of "due to" is wrong
Option C: Usage of being is incorrect.
Option D: we need a connector between the two sentences. They cannot be joined with a comma
Option E: There is no verb in this sentence.
Correct Option: A
Hi,
I do not understand why B is wrong here. Can you elaborate?
As per choice B
Over the course of the eighteenth century a tripling in the average output of ironwork was due to
Here due to correctly refers to tripling. Can you explain why is this incorrect?
Also, if you can point out any other errors in this choice.
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Generally, an introductory prepositional modifier serves as an ADVERB modifying the VERB in the following clause.Needgmat wrote:I also marked option B.
Hi Verbal Experts ,
Please explain why option B is wrong. It seems more clear and concise than option A.
Please explain.
Many thanks in advance.
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In B, over the course of the eighteenth century (introductory prepositional modifier) serves to modify was (the verb in the following clause).
Conveyed meaning:
A tripling WAS over the course of the eighteenth century.
This meaning is nonsensical.
Eliminate B.
In the OA, over the course of the eighteenth century (introductory prepositional modifier) serves to modify tripled (the verb in the following clause).
Conveyed meaning:
The average output TRIPLED over the course of the eighteenth century.
This meaning makes sense.
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Hey Mitch,GMATGuruNY wrote:Generally, an introductory prepositional modifier serves as an ADVERB modifying the VERB in the following clause.Needgmat wrote:I also marked option B.
Hi Verbal Experts ,
Please explain why option B is wrong. It seems more clear and concise than option A.
Please explain.
Many thanks in advance.
Kavin
In B, over the course of the eighteenth century (introductory prepositional modifier) serves to modify was (the verb in the following clause).
Conveyed meaning:
A tripling WAS over the course of the eighteenth century.
This meaning is nonsensical.
Eliminate B.
In the OA, over the course of the eighteenth century (introductory prepositional modifier) serves to modify tripled (the verb in the following clause).
Conveyed meaning:
The average output TRIPLED over the course of the eighteenth century.
This meaning makes sense.
Does the meaning have to do anything with the passive voice ?
Also, can we consider what you mentioned as a rule i.e. it holds true at every case ?
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Forms of to be are is, was, has been, will be, etc.mack13 wrote: Hey Mitch,
Does the meaning have to do anything with the passive voice ?
Passive voice = FROM OF TO BE + VERBed:
was PERFORMED
is COOKED
has been DETERMINED
will be STUDIED
over the course must serve to refer to an action that happens PROGRESSIVELY.
It CANNOT serve to refer to an action that happens at a particular moment.
B: Over the course of the eighteenth century, a tripling was due.
Here, the verb -- was -- is not in passive voice, since no VERBed is present.
On its own, was serves to express a STATE-OF-BEING: the state of a subject AT A PARTICULAR MOMENT.
Since over the course cannot serve to refer to an action that happens at a particular moment, eliminate B.
OA: Over the course of the eighteenth century, the average output tripled.
Here, over the course correctly refers to an action that happened progressively (the average TRIPLED).
The following rule should hold true in every case:Also, can we consider what you mentioned as a rule i.e. it holds true at every case ?
An introductory prepositional phrase serves as an adverb modifying the verb in the following clause.
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Thanks Mitch. Its clear nowGMATGuruNY wrote:Forms of to be are is, was, has been, will be, etc.mack13 wrote: Hey Mitch,
Does the meaning have to do anything with the passive voice ?
Passive voice = FROM OF TO BE + VERBed:
was PERFORMED
is COOKED
has been DETERMINED
will be STUDIED
over the course must serve to refer to an action that happens PROGRESSIVELY.
It CANNOT serve to refer to an action that happens at a particular moment.
B: Over the course of the eighteenth century, a tripling was due.
Here, the verb -- was -- is not in passive voice, since no VERBed is present.
On its own, was serves to express a STATE-OF-BEING: the state of a subject AT A PARTICULAR MOMENT.
Since over the course cannot serve to refer to an action that happens at a particular moment, eliminate B.
OA: Over the course of the eighteenth century, the average output tripled.
Here, over the course correctly refers to an action that happened progressively (the average TRIPLED).
The following rule should hold true in every case:Also, can we consider what you mentioned as a rule i.e. it holds true at every case ?
An introductory prepositional phrase serves as an adverb modifying the verb in the following clause.
Can we also discuss the usage of 'due to' in choice B ?
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Hi Mitch,GMATGuruNY wrote:Generally, an introductory prepositional modifier serves as an ADVERB modifying the VERB in the following clause.Needgmat wrote:I also marked option B.
Hi Verbal Experts ,
Please explain why option B is wrong. It seems more clear and concise than option A.
Please explain.
Many thanks in advance.
Kavin
In B, over the course of the eighteenth century (introductory prepositional modifier) serves to modify was (the verb in the following clause).
Conveyed meaning:
A tripling WAS over the course of the eighteenth century.
This meaning is nonsensical.
Eliminate B.
In the OA, over the course of the eighteenth century (introductory prepositional modifier) serves to modify tripled (the verb in the following clause).
Conveyed meaning:
The average output TRIPLED over the course of the eighteenth century.
This meaning makes sense.
Can you please shed light on choice D?
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An APPOSITIVE is a noun or noun phrase that serves to define or explain another noun or noun phrase.Mo2men wrote:Hi Mitch,
Can you please shed light on choice D?
D: The replacement of charcoal, the average output tripled.
Here, the replacement seems to be an appositive for the average output, implying that THE AVERAGE OUTPUT is defined as THE REPLACEMENT OF CHARCOAL.
This meaning is nonsensical.
Eliminate D.
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Mitch,GMATGuruNY wrote:An APPOSITIVE is a noun or noun phrase that serves to define or explain another noun or noun phrase.Mo2men wrote:Hi Mitch,
Can you please shed light on choice D?
D: The replacement of charcoal, the average output tripled.
Here, the replacement seems to be an appositive for the average output, implying that THE AVERAGE OUTPUT is defined as THE REPLACEMENT OF CHARCOAL.
This meaning is nonsensical.
Eliminate D.
Can you please shed some insight on the usage of 'due to' in choice B.
Is it or is it not a correct usage?
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Due to is correct.mack13 wrote:Mitch,GMATGuruNY wrote:An APPOSITIVE is a noun or noun phrase that serves to define or explain another noun or noun phrase.Mo2men wrote:Hi Mitch,
Can you please shed light on choice D?
D: The replacement of charcoal, the average output tripled.
Here, the replacement seems to be an appositive for the average output, implying that THE AVERAGE OUTPUT is defined as THE REPLACEMENT OF CHARCOAL.
This meaning is nonsensical.
Eliminate D.
Can you please shed some insight on the usage of 'due to' in choice B.
Is it or is it not a correct usage?
Thanks in advance!
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Correct: The cancellation was due to rain.mack13 wrote:Mitch,
Can you please shed some insight on the usage of 'due to' in choice B.
Is it or is it not a correct usage?
Thanks in advance!
This structure is correct.
B employs a similar structure, as follows:
A tripling was due to the replacement.
Here, the usage of due to is grammatically correct.
The primary reason to eliminate B is that it conveys an illogical meaning, as discussed in my post above.
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jerrywu wrote:Over the course of the eighteenth century, the average output of ironwork tripled as a result of several improvements in blowing machinery and because coal replaced charcoal as the fuel used in the smelting of iron ore.
A.Over the course of the eighteenth century, the average output of ironwork tripled as a result of several improvements in blowing machinery and because coal replaced charcoal as the fuel used in the smelting of iron ore.
B.Over the course of the eighteenth century a tripling in the average output of ironwork was due to the replacement of charcoal by coal for the fuel used in the smelting of iron ore, in addition to several improvements in blowing machinery.
C.With charcoal's being replaced by coal as the fuel used in the smelting of iron ore and several improvements in blowing machinery, the average output of ironwork tripled over the eighteenth century.
D.The replacement of charcoal with coal for the fuel used in the smelting of iron ore and several improvements in blowing machinery , the average output of ironwork tripled over the eighteenth century.
E.Charcoal being replaced by coal as the fuel used in the smelting of iron ore, and several improvements in blowing machinery, which tripled the average output of ironwork over the course of the eighteenth century.
I find option A still weird as it uses both because and as a result of in a sentence and that too in parallel parts of it.